Berberine Protects against Palmitate-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction: Involvements of Upregulation of AMPK and eNOS and Downregulation of NOX4 by Ming Zhang, Chun-Mei Wang, Jing Li, Zhao-Jie Meng, Sheng-Nan Wei, Ji Li, Richard Bucala, Yu-Lin Li, Li Chen

“…Nitric oxide (NO) level and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined in supernatants or in the cultured HUVECs. …”
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Sodium cation exchanged zeolites for direct air capture of CO2 by Do Yeong Kim, Wo Bin Bae, Haehyun Min, Kyeong-Hun Ryu, Sungjoon Kweon, Linh Mai Tran, Young Jin Kim, Min Bum Park, Sung Bong Kang

“…When applied to real atmospheric air conditions, this low silica Na-ZSM-5 effectively adsorbed CO2 in the presence of oxygen and moisture, emphasizing its potential for a direct air capture adsorbent. …”
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Assessment of slag incorporation in cold recycled mixtures emulsified asphalt: Mechanical performance and environmental impact by Putri Adhitana Paramitha, Shih-Huang Chen, Emil Adly, Handy Prasetyo, Wei-Lun Tsai

“…Three types of slag—Basic Oxygen Furnace slag (BOFs), Electric Arc Furnace slag (EAFs), and Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA)—were added to the mixture at a percentage of 15 %, reflecting the possible inclusion of slag in CRME. …”
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ROS-regulated SUR1-TRPM4 drives persistent activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in microglia after whole-brain radiation by Yuan Chang, Yihua He, Di Wang, Kunxue Zhang, Yuzhen Zhang, Zhentong Li, Shuxin Zeng, Sheng Xiao, Suyue Pan, Kaibin Huang

“…Utilizing the mouse model of RIBI and irradiated BV2 cells, we further demonstrated that irradiation caused mitochondrial damage to microglia, leading to violent release of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which enhanced the transcription of SUR1, TRPM4, and NLRP3 inflammasome-related molecules. …”
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CircBAZ1B stimulates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MI/RI) by modulating miR-1252-5p/ATF3-mediated ferroptosis by Ruili Wei, Tianxiao Yang, Weihong Li, Xiqian Wang

“…Cell viability, apoptosis, lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and iron content were determined via Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and flow cytometric assays. …”
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Assessing paramedic performance and background factors in emerging disease outbreak by Karim Javanmardi, Abbas Dadashzadeh, Hossein Feizollahzadeh, Neda Gilani, Mansour Ghafourifard, Javad Dehghannejad

“…Results showed that assessing patients' vital signs, checking for COVID-19 symptoms/signs, administering oxygen and IV fluids, recommending home care, and transporting patients to the emergency department were the most common actions taken by paramedics. …”
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Evaluation of Lymphocyte Response to the Induced Oxidative Stress in a Cohort of Ageing Subjects, including Semisupercentenarians and Their Offspring by Federico Sizzano, Sebastiano Collino, Ornella Cominetti, Daniela Monti, Paolo Garagnani, Rita Ostan, Chiara Pirazzini, Maria Giulia Bacalini, Daniela Mari, Giuseppe Passarino, Claudio Franceschi, Alessio Palini

“…The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) may promote immunosenescence if not counterbalanced by the antioxidant systems. …”
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Morphology, structure, and electrochemical properties of the MnOx@CNTs composite: a study of SEM, EDX, XPS, and CVA methods by P. M. Korusenko, S. N. Nesov, K. E. Ivlev

“…It has been established that manganese oxide is deficient in oxygen. In the course of electrochemical tests performed by the method of cyclic voltammetry (CVA), it is shown that the electrode based on the nanocomposite showed high arial capacitance values of 320 mF∙cm–2 at a potential scan rate of 5 mV∙s–1 and a low gravimetric capacitance of 14 F∙g–1. …”
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The Effects of Disinfection Byproduct 2,6-Dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone on the Cyanobacterium <i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i>: From the Perspectives of Biochemistry and Non-Targeted Meta... by Tianqi Zhang, Zhaoyang Wang, Liang Wu, Chaonan Liu, Liang Meng, Fuxiang Tian, Meifang Hou, Haizhuan Lin, Jing Ye

“…The results show that 2,6-DCBQ inhibited the growth of <i>M. aeruginosa</i>, reduced its photosynthetic pigment and protein contents, increased the levels of reactive oxygen species, damaged the antioxidant defense system, and aggravated the cytomembrane. …”
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Animal Models of Steatosis (NAFLD) and Steatohepatitis (NASH) Exhibit Hepatic Lobe-Specific Gelatinases Activity and Oxidative Stress by Giuseppina Palladini, Laura G. Di Pasqua, Clarissa Berardo, Veronica Siciliano, Plinio Richelmi, Stefano Perlini, Andrea Ferrigno, Mariapia Vairetti

“…Gelatinase (MMP-2; MMP-9) activity and protein levels, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMPs), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) were evaluated in the left (LL), median (ML), and right liver (RL) lobes. …”
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Trimetazidine: Activating AMPK Signal to Ameliorate Coronary Microcirculation Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction by Xiaolong Qu, Pan Yang, Li Jiao, Yuehui Yin

“…Echocardiography, 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining, hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining, and thioflavin S staining were applied to assess myocardial injury and microvascular function. Additionally, the oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R) model was developed in endothelial cells to simulate myocardial I/R injury in vitro. …”
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Blue light irradiation combined with low-temperature storage further enhances postharvest quality of strawberries through improving antioxidant defense and cell wall metabolic acti... by Wei Lu, Wanqing Li, Keke Zhao, Xiaofeng Bai, Yuchang Zhang, Qingyun Li, Zhanjun Xue, Xin-Xin Wang

“…Additionally, increases of the enzymatic activities of antioxidant defense metabolism (e.g. superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD)) accompanied with decreased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (e.g. superoxide anion (O2−), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)) and the content of secondary metabolites (e.g. ascorbic acid (AsA)) accompanied with enhanced activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and glutathione reductase (GR) were found in BL irradiated postharvest strawberries at the later stages of storage. …”
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Study of Highly Stable Nitrogen-Doped a-InGaSnO Thin-Film Transistors by Wenyang Zhang, Li Lu, Chenfei Li, Weijie Jiang, Wenzhao Wang, Xingqiang Liu, Ablat Abliz, Da Wan

“…The XPS results indicate that appropriate amount of N-doping could enhance the bias stress stability and control the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$V_{\mathrm {th}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> efficiently by passivating the defects such as oxygen vacancy in a-IGTO films. The LFN results illustrate that the average interfacial trap density could be reduced by N-doping. …”
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Therapeutic effects of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi root and Hovenia dulcis Thunb. extracts on alcoholic liver disease: Network pharmacology and experimental validation by Zhendong Chen, Yu Yue, Hongyan An, Haisu Yan, Hyeok-Joo Park, Pei Lin

“…Results: Treatment with the extract contributed to a significant reduction in the release of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in the ethanol-treated HepG2 cells; promoted the elevated expression of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione, indicating enhanced antioxidant defenses; and showed strong free radical-scavenging activity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals. …”
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Autophagy-Enhancing Properties of <i>Hedyotis diffusa</i> Extracts in HaCaT Keratinocytes: Potential as an Anti-Photoaging Cosmetic Ingredient by Qiwen Zheng, Xiangji Jin, Trang Thi Minh Nguyen, Eun-Ji Yi, Se-Jig Park, Gyeong-Seon Yi, Su-Jin Yang, Tae-Hoo Yi

“…We used HPLC to detect the main chemical components in HD and, using a UVB-induced photoaging model in HaCaT keratinocytes, examined the effects of HD on reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, Ca²⁺ concentration, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), apoptosis, and the cell cycle. …”
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Impact of Immunotherapies on SARS-CoV-2-Infections and Other Respiratory Tract Infections during the COVID-19 Winter Season in IBD Patients by Constanze Heike Waggershauser, Cornelia Tillack-Schreiber, Paul Weyh, Eckard Alt, Thorsten Siegmund, Christine Berchthold-Benchieb, Daniel Szokodi, Fabian Schnitzler, Thomas Ochsenkühn

“…Whilst more than 3% of all COVID-19 subjects of the general population died during the first wave, none of our IBD patients died or needed referral to the ICU or oxygen treatment. Conclusions. In our study, IBD patients are as susceptible to respiratory tract infections or SARS-CoV-2 as the normal population. …”
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Sonographic Assessment of Intravascular Fluid Estimate (SAFE) Score by Using Bedside Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit by Keith Killu, Victor Coba, Dionne Blyden, Semeret Munie, Darlene Dereczyk, Pridvi Kandagatla, Amy Tang

“…Patient’s intravascular volume status was assessed using the standard methods of heart rate, blood pressure, central venous pressure, cardiac output, lactate and saturation of venous oxygen, and others. This was compared with assessment using bedside ultrasound evaluation of the cardiac function, inferior vena cava, lungs, and the internal jugular vein. …”
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Perilipin 2 Impacts Acute Kidney Injury via Regulation of PPARα by Sujuan Xu, Edward Lee, Zhaoxing Sun, Xiaoyan Wang, Ting Ren, Zhouping Zou, Jifu Jin, Jie Li, Jian Zhang, Yingxiang Li, Qiang Yang, Yang Zhang, Man Guo, Yi Fang, Xiaoqiang Ding

“…Renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) can induce oxidative stress and injury via the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Renal proximal tubular cells are susceptible to oxidative stress, and the dysregulation of renal proximal tubular cellular homeostasis can damage cells via apoptotic pathways. …”
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Astaxanthin Protects Primary Hippocampal Neurons against Noxious Effects of Aβ-Oligomers by Pedro Lobos, Barbara Bruna, Alex Cordova, Pablo Barattini, Jose Luis Galáz, Tatiana Adasme, Cecilia Hidalgo, Pablo Muñoz, Andrea Paula-Lima

“…Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and the ensuing oxidative stress contribute to Alzheimer’s disease pathology. …”
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A <i>SMALL AUXIN UP-REGULATED RNA</i> Gene Isolated from Watermelon (<i>ClSAUR1</i>) Positively Modulates the Chilling Stress Response in Tobacco via Multiple Signaling Pathways by Duo Wang, Gangli Ma, Jia Shen, Xinyang Xu, Weisong Shou, Zhengying Xuan, Yanjun He

“…Furthermore, the overexpressed lines showed reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and increased antioxidant enzyme activity. …”
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